Chapter 473 - Guan Yu VS Zhang Tong – Part 1 (2/2)

Sima Lang had already been waiting for them, ”I shall lead you to our prepared stage.”

Tong and Guan Yu shook their head, ”We're fine. We'll be fighting here.”

Both sides took their weapon from the nearby guards. Afterward, they stood still, watching their opponent in solemn.

In front of the assembly halls in every city, the locals always left the area open, which had the same structure as the Forbidden City Royal Palace.

The large open area was there for the local garrison forces to form ranks and train. This time, it was used for a duel stage between the god of war, Guan Yu, and the self-proclaimed immortal king, Zhang Tong.

There was no referee. Only participants could start the match.

All spectators gathered on top of the stairs in front of the building, watching them with interest.

Diaochan and Lu Bu paid attention to their wings and their distribution of aura in detail as they could use it as a reference in the future.

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Tong took a deep breath as he held his halberd as it were a spear, pointing its tip forward while holding its shaft with two hands.

Guan Yu also took the same stance even though his weapon was a glaive.

Both duelists stopped moving, staring into the eyes of their opponent.

As if the time had stopped, their motion paused. However, all angels and demonesses could see the fluctuation of their aura and their inner forces.

Guan Yu and Tong were testing each other by moving their inner force toward different parts of their body, probing their reaction speed and their foundation, feinting future movements, and baiting the opponent to take actions first.

Tong's ability to distribute his forces into all parts of his body was not surprising as Medusa was his private coach. However, Guan Yu managed to allocate his power like fluid, which astonished everybody, including Lu Bu.

Because of the talent of Guan Yu, Tong's concentration slipped for a split second.

A fracture of a second gave an opening for Guan Yu to strike. Before anyone could realize Tong's mistake, Guan Yu already appeared before Tong with a thrusting strike.

*WHOOSH*

The thrust missed.

Guan Yu frowned as he could see that his glaive went through Tong's flesh, but he did not get the feedback that his weapon cut through anything.

Tong's afterimage faded as his real body had already side-stepped and left enough distance for him to thrust his halberd.

*WHOOSH*

The halberd went through Guan Yu's body, but it missed.

Like how Tong dodged the previous attack, Guan Yu's speed left an afterimage as he took a few steps backward, resetting their distance.

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Lu Bu touched his chin as he analyzed their movements just now.

'Tong hasn't used his cheat skill nor the [Square Accel] yet, but he already possesses this kind of speed without them.'

He glanced at Diaochan, his former concubine in the other life.

'This demoness should have imparted a footwork skill to Tong. Without that kind of foundation, he shouldn't be able to move this fast. Still, that how did that Guan Yu manage to keep up with Tong's footwork and speed?'

Medusa and Friday also had the same thoughts. Since Guan Yu never had a proper trainer or an instructor, they were confused about why this historical figure could utilize a footwork technique.

'As expected of a god-of-war. Guan Yu's martial art talent is peerless,' Diaochan clenched her fist in nervousness. Even though she was a demon, she prayed for Tong's safety.

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Meanwhile, Tong did not care how Guan Yu managed to keep up or able to use a footwork technique. Since Guan Yu proved to be a dangerous opponent, Tong discarded his honor and decided to fight for his life.

Everything is fair in war!

”Don't blame me, Guan Yuncheng. Time Stop!”

The entire world lost its color as the flow of time paused. However, all angels and demons here could still see the movements and were aware of the frozen time flow. Their eyes could follow Tong even though they could not move.

By the time that the spectators regained their senses and awareness, Tong already rushed before Guan Yu and concentrated his aura into his halberd.

Moreover, he did not allow Guan Yu to react as he boosted his speed by another notch.

Square Accel!

Tong's halberd slashed down while Guan Yu had yet to react.

Tong's steel halberd hit Guan Yu's neck. Yet, no sound came out from the clash between the steel and human flesh.

Although Tong injected his aura into his halberd, the halberd blade could not cut through Guan Yu's skin.

Something was wrong!

Guan Yu was unharmed. Fortunately, he managed to move his inner aura to protect his neck on time.

His eyes glared at Tong with resentment, believing that Tong had cursed him or had done something unfair to soil this sacred duel.